Instructions

The Program Plan outlines pending grant funding opportunities (solicitations) that, upon Congressional approval, will be awarded based on Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 appropriations. OJP is issuing this Program Plan to give constituent groups a single comprehensive guide to current funding opportunities and the latest agency initiatives. The Program Plan includes both competitive and noncompetitive grants, opportunities for training and technical assistance, and other resources available to the justice community. Noncompetitive grants are awards that have been successfully completed within the last three years and for which continuation funding is expected in 2010. Contact information is provided with each program description.

The Program Plan is searchable and organized by topic. Users can scroll through the  discretionary programs, training and technical assistance, and research and statistics subsections found within each topical chapter. An RSS feed provides an opportunity to receive e-mail notification each time the Plan is updated. The Plan will be updated frequently to reflect new program developments and funding amounts that cannot be determined until the FY 2010 Congressional appropriation is passed.

Discretionary grants are generally awarded to eligible recipients at the discretion of the awarding agency. Formula grants are awarded based on a statutory formula. A significant portion of OJP grants are awarded to states under formula and block grant programs. A list of OJP formula grants is available in Appendix E. For information about state formula grants, contact the State Administering Agency (SAA).  A list of SAA’s is available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/saa/.

An overview of the grant process, as well as the grant management and application review process, is available at www.ojp.gov/funding/grant_process.htm. All applicants that meet grant solicitation requirements are considered equally in accordance with the process detailed at this site. The materials available at this site will help grant recipients follow rules, submit required reports, and understand the grant oversight conducted by OJP to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of tax payer dollars.  

Grant solicitations are posted throughout the year and, in most cases, solicitations remain open for a minimum of 45 calendar days. Solicitations can be found at www.grants.gov and www.ojp.gov/funding/funding.htm. Grants.gov is the source for information about competitive grants available from all federal agencies. This Web site provides grant descriptions, forms, instructions, helpful hints, and support to apply and succeed in the grant process.

Applicants are encouraged to begin the grant application process early and to become familiar with www.grants.gov and OJP’s Grants Management System (GMS). Directions on the grants.gov registration process can be found at www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp. Information on GMS is available at www.ojp.gov/training/gmstraining.htm. Assistance with the grant application process is available through the GMS Online Training Tool (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmscbt/), which provides step-by-step instructions for how to use the various modules within GMS; by e-mailing the GMS Help Desk; or by calling 202-514-2024 (option 3) for technical assistance.

A glossary of acronyms and definitions is located in Appendix B. Frequently Asked Questions are found in Appendix C. Appendix D contains an index with an alphabetical listing of the programs found in the Plan.